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Basic Bible Course
Lesson One: New Life
Lesson Two: Jesus Christ the Lord
Lesson Three: The Abundant Life
Lesson Four: The Disciple
Lesson Five: Claiming God's Promises
Lesson Six: Christian Meditation
Lesson Seven: Believer's Baptism
Lesson Eight: Church Membership
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Lesson 1 – New Life
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This course will
help you discover facts from God’s Word which you will need in order to
live life to its
fullest. Through this study, you will gain an insight into the mind of
God, increase
your knowledge of His will, and learn more of His plan for your life.
To answer the
following questions, look up the Bible reference from the Gospel of John,
think through
what the verse means, then either complete the blank or circle the
letter which you
think is the most correct answer.
Why was the
Gospel of John written? (John 20:30,31)
_____________________________________ is eternal life? (John 17:3)
A. Getting
baptized B. Doing good works
C. Living by the
golden rule D. Knowing God and Jesus personally
Why do only a
very few people live a genuine Christian Life? (John 5:40)
A. They are
sinners
B. They will not
come to Jesus
C. They don’t
understand how to live a genuine Christian life
Where do we find
the truth about Jesus? (John 5:38,39)
D. In religious
books
E. By what other
people say
F. The Bible
People without
Christ in their hearts prefer evil to good. Why?
(John 3:19-20)
G. Because they
can’t help it
H. Because there
is greater pleasure in sin
I. Because they
choose not surrender their hearts to Jesus
Who is able to
take away our sins?______________________
What happens to
those who do not let Jesus take away their sin?
(John 8:24 and
3:36)___________
_____________________
At the trial,
what fault was found in Jesus? (John 18:38 and 19:4)
____________________________
___________________________________
Why did God let
His only Son die on the Cross? (John 3:16) ____________________________
___________________________________
After His death,
how was Jesus Buried? (John 19:40-42) ______________________________
_________________________________
What happened to
Jesus after he had been in the grave three days?
(John 20: 9-12,
17, 20) _____________________________________
What word means
the same as "Believe" in John 1:12? _________
Have you ever
received Jesus Christ into your heart as your
personal Savior
and Lord?
If so, when?
___________________________________________
Lesson #2 – Jesus Christ, The Lord
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We are most happy
that you are going on with your Bible Study. May we remind you again,
that the Lord
desires for you to study His Word, and He Himself will teach you through
the Holy Spirit.
Remember to answer each question from the Scripture references given in
the Gospel of
John, using your own words.
This lesson
teaches us some of the things Jesus actually said about Himself and His
relation to the
Father, what others said about Him, and how we know for sure that we
have eternal
life. May the Lord bless you as you prayerfully study His word.
How may we come
to know Jesus Christ in a personal way? (John 5:39)
______________________________________________________________
Who does Jesus
say wrote about Him? (John 5:45-47) _____________________
What was John’s
main testimony about Jesus? (John 1:34)__________________
A greater witness
than John is who? (John 5:36-37)_______________________
What does Jesus
say about those who claim to honor God, but do not honor the
Son? (John 5:23;
8:18-19)___________________________________________
What was Jesus
really saying in calling God His Father? (John 5:17,18)
________________________________________________________________
Why did they seek
to kill Jesus? (John 10:30-33)_________________________
Jesus claimed to
be: (John 8:56-59) Circle the correct answer:
A. 30 years of
age B. Ageless & Eternal
C. About the same
age as Abraham
How has God
personally revealed Himself to man? (John 14:6-9)
_________________________________________________________________
If we come to
Jesus, will He forsake us? (John 6:37)______________________
What does a
person have, who sincerely believes in Jesus Christ as his
personal Savior?
(John 6:47)________________________________________
What promise does
He give to all who hear and believe Him? (John 10:27-29)
_________________________________________________________
What three
blessings are ours when we hear and believe Him? (John 5:24)
a.
_______________________________________________________
b.
________________________________________________________
c.
________________________________________________________
If you were to
die today, would you go to be with Jesus?__________________
How do you
know?_________________________________________________
Have you taken
Jesus’ promise in John 3:18, 36 as your own?_______________
Lesson #3 – The Abundant Life
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Your continued
faithfulness in these Bible Studies indicates a heart that God will surely
bless
abundantly. "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness,
for they shall be
filled" (Matthew 5:6). Meeting Christ and receiving Him as your personal
Savior may take
a moment of time, but to get to know Him and have your life conform
to His image is
a matter of growth in fellowship through the Bible, prayer, and fellowship
in the local
church. Sin is the only thing that blocks our union and communion with Jesus
Christ.
Remember to use
your own words as you prayerfully search the Scriptures for His answers
to the questions
in this lesson.
Why did God send
Jesus to die for us? (John 3:17) ________________________
_________________________________________________________________
What is the
result of Jesus coming into our lives and our being saved?
(John 10:10b)
______________________________________________________
What is the
abundant life in your own words?____________________________
_________________________________________________________________
How does Christ
change our life? (John 15:3,4) __________________________
__________________________________________________________________
If God’s Word
helps change us, what then must we do with God’s Word?
(John 2:22)
_______________________________________________________
What is truth?
(John 14:6; 17:17) _____________________________________
What does Jesus
promise those who "know" the truth? (John 8:32)
____________________________________________________________
If we actively
believe the Scriptures, from what may we expect freedom
and over what
victory? (John 8:34-36) _______________________________
What new promise
belongs to those who believe and follow Christ?
(John14:13)
____________________________________________________
What are God’s
conditions for answered prayer?
a. John 15:7
________________________________________________
b. John
16:23________________________________________________
c. John 9:31
_________________________________________________
It is God’s
desire that you share in the abundant life. Can you honestly say that you
have
an abundant life
right now?______ How do you think we can have the abundant
life?
_______________________________________________ (See #2 above)
God also desires
that you pray to Him. Have you asked and received a specific answer
to prayer in the
last month?______ Do you have a set time each day when you pray?______
If not, take the
time to set a daily time to pray.
Truly take God at
His Word and claim His promises according to the Bible,
then pray a
specific
request from
your heart to God until you are certain that God has heard you
and will answer
it.
Nothing can take
the place of a specific time for daily prayer with God. Another help in
prayer
is the "prayer
list". Write down the names of certain people and things you want to pray
for,
and speak them
specifically to God and then believe God for great answers.
Suggested
Assignment: Memorize John 10:10
Lesson #4 – The Disciple
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A disciple is a
follower and a learner. Jesus never looked only for converts, but also for
disciples.
His command to
the disciples was to "go into all the world and make disciples of all
nations."
This was His last
earthly command! It takes a disciple to win and build another disciple for
Jesus Christ.
This study will aid you in finding His will for your life in discipling men
for Jesus.
Be sure to answer
each question in your own words, after prayerful meditation on the verses
given.
The True
Disciple—the marks of reality.
What are the
marks of a true disciple of Jesus Christ?
John 1:37
________________________________________________________
John 8:31
________________________________________________________
John 13:34,35
_____________________________________________________
What, therefore,
is the heart’s prayer of every true disciple? (John 3:30)
_________________________________________________________________
The Obedient
Disciple – the marks of responsiveness.
Who is truly a
friend of the Lord Jesus: (John 15:14) _____________________
If a man truly
loves the Lord, what two things will he DO with Christ’s
commands? (John
14:21) _____________________and __________________
Why is it that
many so-called converts never become true disciples of Christ?
(John 12:42,43)
__________________________________________________
The Fruitful
Disciple—the marks of relationship.
What can we, in
ourselves, do for the Lord Jesus? (John 15:5)_______________
What does the
Good Shepherd promise His sheep which He leads?
(John 10:4)
______________________________________________________
Fruit is the
natural result of what? (John 15:5) __________________________
When Andrew met
Jesus, what three things did he do? (John 1:40-42)
a._______________________________________________________________
b._______________________________________________________________
c._______________________________________________________________
Where are we
sent? (John 17:18) _____________________________________
Why? (John 15:16)
________________________________________________
What two things
are necessary for the care of those who are new in the faith?
(John 13:1)
______________________ and (John 21:16) ___________________
How may we be
treated if we follow our Lord? (John 15:18-20) _____________
_________________________________________________________________
What happens to
everyone who does not accept Christ as Savior? (John 3:18 &
John 8:24)
_____________________________ Do you believe that?________
Have you
personally witnessed to anyone about Jesus? _________
Sin, ignorance,
laziness, and fear can keep us from consistently winning others to Jesus.
If you have been
fruitless, why not confess it now and ask Christ to lead you to someone
who needs Him.
Fruit is excess life, the daily overflow of the life of Christ through us.
Daily
spending time in
prayer and Bible study, together with consistent memorizing of Scripture,
is a basic
essential for Spirit-led witnessing. May the Lord show each of our hearts
the need
of telling
others of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Suggested
Assignment: Memorize John 15:5
Lesson #5 – Claiming the Promise
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A promise is
"one’s pledge to another to do or not to do what is specified." God has
placed
in the Bible over
3,000 "pledges" to do. Some of His promises are conditioned on specific
obedience;
others are unconditional. But all must be claimed by faith to receive
their blessings.
To claim is to
"grasp as due." There are over sixty promises in the Gospel of John.
Some of the most
wonderful are listed in this study.
Carefully look up
the reference, write the answer in your own words, then prayerfully
examine your own
life in the light of each promise. Are you new believing it and using it in
your own daily
life?
Promises to
believers:
Jesus makes three
wonderful promises to all who hear His Word and believe.
What are they?
(John 5:24) a.________________________________________
b.__________________________________ c. ____________________________
List some of the
blessings to be claimed by those who truly believe in Him.
(John 8:51;
11:26) _________________________________________________
(John 12:46)
______________________________________________________
(John 15:5, 16)
_____________________________________________________
(John 16:33)
______________________________________________________
Where is Jesus
and what three things does He promise us? (John 14:2,3)
_________________________________________________________________
Promises to
obedient believers:
What is Jesus’
promise to those who serve Him as their Lord? (John 12:26)
_________________________________________________________________
If we do what
Jesus asks, two promises may be claimed from Him. Name them.
(John 14:23)
_____________________________________________________
The greatest
treasures are priceless. What does Jesus freely give to those who
Claim these
promises? a. (John 14:27) ________________________________
b. (John
10:11,15)____________________ c. (John 15:9) ___________________
If we faithfully
practice what Jesus says, we have His __________________
in us now. (John
15:11)
Promises about
the Holy Spirit:
Who comes as a
"river of living water" to all who believe? (John 7:38,39)
___________________________. We must remember, however, that the blessed
Holy Spirit is
not a liquid to fill an empty vessel. He is a person who controls all
who believe and
will yield themselves to Him. Let us seek to know Him through
the Scriptures
and obey His leadings. "For as many as are led by the Spirit of
God, they are the
sons of God."
Since the Holy
Spirit is given to all who believe in Jesus, what is His promise?
(John
14:16)_____________________________ How long will He stay in us?
(John
14:16)______________________________________________________
What is the first
work of the Holy Spirit in anyone’s life? (John 16:8)
_________________________________________________________________
What does He
promise to do in the believer? (John 16:13)
Jesus promises
happiness to those who ________________________(John 13:17)
What verse in
this study will you prayerfully believe NOW and claim for your
life?
_____________________________________________________________
"For all the
promises of God, in Him are "yes" and in Him "Amen,"
unto the Glory of
God by us. "2 Corinthians 1:20
Suggested
Assignment: Memorize John 14:27
Lesson #6 - Meditation
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Meditation on the
Word of God is perhaps the most neglected single spiritual avenue
of blessing that
Christians have today. It is the doorway to the application of the great
truths of the
Bible to our hearts. Meditation has been called "reflective thinking with a
view to
application."
Two of God’s
greatest promises are conditioned on meditation.
Look up Psalm
1:2,3 and Joshua 1:8.
The suggestions
below will help you "break down" a verse or thought so that it
can be grasped,
and applied to our own life. This is the real purpose of the Bible—
to change us and
conform us to the image of the Son of God by the power of the
Holy Spirit.
Should not this be the desire of every Christian?
Choose one of
these verses for your meditation: John 14:21; John 15:5;
John 16:24; or
John 16:33. Circle the verse you chose. Now, read half a dozen
verses before and
after the verse you have chosen. See every verse in its
Scripture setting
and context.
Write out the
verse in your own words—make yourself rethink just what the
verse says in the
natural way you would say it, or paraphrase it to another person.
DO NOT COPY IT.
_______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Answer the
following questions about the verse. Write out any part that fits
your verse. Not
every question suits every verse listed. Use your own words in answering.
What one or two
words in this verse seems to you to be the most important or
basic?
________________________________________________________
Does this verse
have:
A promise to
claim and believe? If so, what is it? _______________
A command to obey
and follow? If so, are there any conditions for the
promise being
answered? ___________________________________
A blessing from
God to thank Him for? ________________________
Why do I need
this verse in my life? ________________________________
What does this
verse teach me for my life? ___________________________
Prayerfully think
through on how you can use this verse in your life now (to meet a
personal need,
help a friend, believe God, trust God, increase prayer, witness, etc.).
Write down what
you will do with this verse in your life this week. Be specific,
personal, and
pointed.
I will:
_______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Suggested
Assignment: Memorize 1 Timothy 4:15
Lesson #7 – Believer’s Baptism
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Now that you have
completed six lessons dealing with the Christian Life,
you probably are
asking,
"Where do I go
from here?" Throughout these lessons we have used the
Bible as our
authority, so let’s continue to do so.
In studying the
New Testament we find that upon receiving the Lord Jesus Christ
as Savior and
Lord, believers were obedient to the Lord in believer’s baptism.
What is baptism?
Baptism is the
immersion in water of a person who has received Jesus Christ as Savior.
This is done as a
public testimony of the new relationship existing between the believing
sinner and His
Savior.
What is the
significance of baptism?
Baptism is an
external and visible act which is symbolic of an internal and
invisible
experience.
This baptism has
been authorized by Christ and has been practiced in the church since the
beginning of the
church. It signifies the inner experience of the believer in his
relationship to
the Lord Jesus
Christ, made effective by the Holy Spirit.
What is our
authority?
It was commanded
by Christ in Matthew 28:19
It was preached
by the Apostle Peter in Acts 2:38
It was practiced
by the Apostolic Church in Acts 2:41; 8:12,36-39; 9:18;
and 10:47-48.
(Read these verses carefully.)
What does baptism
declare?
That union with
Christ is a living reality (Galatians 3:26,27; Colossians 2:12; &
John 15:4-6).
That the
believer’s sins have been removed through the work of Jesus Christ on
the cross (Romans
6:3-10; Galatians 2:20 and 3:13).
That true
identification with Jesus Christ in the reality and power of the
resurrection life
is possible (Romans 6:3-10).
The Lordship of
Christ over your life (Galatians 3:27 and Matthew 28:19).
Test Yourself:
Have you been
baptized since you repented of your sins and received Jesus Christ
as Savior?
______________
Why should you be
baptized? (Scripture verse and in your own words)
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
What does Matthew
28:19 mean to you? ________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Will you submit
to "believer’s baptism" as a means of publicly and outwardly and
ceremonially
confessing Jesus Christ as your personal Savior as soon as you have
the opportunity?
_________________ If you will not, why not? ____________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Lesson #8 – Church Membership
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Just as you must
be a member of the body of Christ through spiritual union to realize
the benefits of
the Christian life, you need also to be a member of the physical body
of Christ (a
local Bible-believing church) here on earth to realize the practical
benefits
of the Christian
faith and to seek opportunities to serve the Lord Jesus Christ.
Church membership
at First Assembly of God is a means of involving, enfolding, and
incorporating
each believer into the life and organization of the church. Membership is
not
just a
card-signing commitment, but a responsible, healthy activity; not just
participants,
but persons
involved in caring, acting, and ministering within the visible body of
Christ here on earth (e.g. in York, Pennsylvania or in your community).
Immediately after
salvation and baptism, what took place in Acts 2:41,44,47 and
Acts 4:4?
_________________________________________________________
From the day of
Pentecost until now, Acts 2:42 describes a very simple order of
Christian
worship. What do you find in this verse to confirm this statement?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
When we think of
church membership, what does Hebrews 10:25 say to us?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
With membership
in a Bible-believing and Christ-honoring church, you have the
inspiration of
fellowship with other believers and an opportunity to do your part
in bringing
others to faith in Christ. In what ways will this help you?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Church membership
is the doorway to Christian service of all kinds. As you bring your
life under the
observance of the leadership of First Assembly of God on a regular basis,
opportunities
will be given to you to use your God-given abilities to bless others and
serve the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Will you submit
your life to church membership as opportunity presents
itself to you?
____________ If not, why not? ___________________________
__________________________________________________________________
The time is
short. May God help us to dedicate ourselves to the unfinished task to which
He has appointed
us. It is the desire of First Assembly of God, through its various
ministries,
to aid you in
realizing God’s fullest potential for your life. Please give us the
opportunity
to do so
(2Timothy 4:1,2).
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